Tasty Ham n Beans

Autumn is a great time of year to enjoy a tummy warming bowl of your favorite soup. Around our house we enjoy a simple and easy to make, pot of ham and beans. While pork is not exactly the most nutritious meat around - it can sure help make those. beans taste great!

What you'll need

a (small) bag of navy beans.
a couple ham hocks.
a pound of cubed ham
a small bag of baby carrots
a small bunch of celery
an onion.
1 small can of bean and bacon soup.

Pick through beans to remove bad beans. Rinse beans thoroughly.

Soak the beans overnight

then in the morning:

In a 5-quart pot, mix beans, water, onion, celery and bay leaves. Bring to boil, then reduce heat.

Put the can of bean and bacon soup in a large crock pot. Add the beans, ham hocks, cubed ham, celery, and carrots. Add water. Cook on low for at least four hours.

Add 1/2 cup maple syrup.

Enjoy!